The Group 2 2016 WA Guineas is one of the most anticipated events on the Western Australia racing calendar. Held at the picturesque Ascot Racecourse in mid to late November, the WA Guineas is a 1600m middle distance event for three-year-olds at set weights worth a lucrative $500,000 in prize money. It is the first Group status race for three-year-olds held in Perth each season.

Runners in the WA Guineas may progress onto other Perth races run under the same conditions like the Group 3 Lee Steere Classic (1400m) a fortnight later in preparation for the premier set weights race held in Perth, the Group 1 WATC Derby (2400m) in March. Alternatively, the better three-year-olds out of the WA Guineas that season could back-up against the older horses in the Group 1 Kingston Town Classic (1800m) on the same day as the Lee Steere Classic.

WA Guineas Betting Odds

The latest WA Guineas odds will be listed below complete with links to the markets at Ladbrokes.com.au for you to back your W.A. Guineas Betting Tips at the right price.

2016 WA Guineas Field

The Western Australian Guineas field has developed a fairly solid reputation for featuring some very talented three year olds, mostly from local Perth-based stables.

The 2016 WA Guineas field and barriers are set for release on the Wednesday before the race and will be published below.

The 2016 WA Guineas final field features 16 hopeful three-year-old including the well-fancied fillies Ellicazoom and Whispering Brook. Follow the link to view the official WA Guineas Final Field & Barriers 2016and check out the table below.

#

Horse

Barrier

Weight

Rating

Jockey

Trainer

1

SAUL’S SPECIAL

15

56.5

76

BRAD PARNHAM

DANIEL MORTON

2

THE CELT

16

56.5

74

TAKAHIDE IKENUSHI

VAUGHN SIGLEY

3

MINUS LOOKS

12

56.5

69

SHAUN MC GRUDDY

STEVE WOLFE

4

WRINKLY

5

56.5

66

JASON BROWN

NEVILLE PARNHAM

5

GET OVER IT

2

56.5

67

WILLIAM PIKE

TREVOR ANDREWS

6

LUSAHA

8

56.5

65

CRAIG WILLIAMS

DANIEL MORTON

7

JAZARI

1

56.5

66

CHRIS PARNHAM

NEVILLE PARNHAM

8

ONE SHORT

9

56.5

64

PETER HALL

STEVE WOLFE

9

VARIATION

4

56.5

65

DAMIAN LANE

STEPHEN MILLER

10

HUMANITY

3

56.5

67

HUGH BOWMAN

LINDSEY SMITH

11

GEIGER GEM

14

56.5

66

JARRAD NOSKE

LOU LUCIANI

12

FINAL SALUTE

11

56.5

62

DOUGLAS WHYTE

GRANT & ALANA WILLIAMS

13

RAGAZZO D’ORO

7

56.5

–

PATRICK CARBERY

DAVID HARRISON

14

WHISPERING BROOK

10

54.5

88

PETER KNUCKEY

SIMON A. MILLER

15

I AM BOUDICA

13

54.5

–

DAMIEN OLIVER

VERNON BROCKMAN

16

ELLICAZOOM

6

54.5

–

STEVEN PARNHAM

NEVILLE PARNHAM

2016 WA Guineas Nominations

The WA Guineas nominations usually attract some fairly top quality horses from local stables, and a few from eastern states.

The 2016 WA Guineas nominations will be provided below once released by Perth Racing.

Originally the 2016 WA Guineas nominations attracted 99 three-year-olds, but early scratchings from the entries reveal the below 23 hopefuls.

#

Horse

Wgt.

Rating

Jockey

Trainer

1

WHISPERING BROOK

54.5kg

88

Peter Knuckey

Simon A. Miller

2

SAUL’S SPECIAL

56.5kg

76

Brad Parnham

Daniel Morton

3

THE CELT

56.5kg

74

TBA

Vaughn Sigley

4

I AM BOUDICA

54.5kg

–

Damien Oliver

Vernon Brockham

5

ELLICAZOOM

54.5kg

–

Steven Parnham

Neville Parnham

6

MINUS LOOKS

56.5kg

69

Shaun McGruddy

Steve Wolfe

7

WRINKLY

56.5kg

66

TBA

Neville Parnham

8

GET OVER IT

56.5kg

67

William Pike

Trevor Andrews

9

LUSAHA

56.6kg

65

Craig Williams

Daniel Morton

10

JAZARI

56.5kg

66

Chris Parnham

Neville Parnham

11

ONE SHORT

56.6kg

64

Peter Hall

Steve Wolfe

12

VARIATION

56.5kg

65

Damian Lane

Stephen Miller

13

HUMANITY

56.5kg

67

TBA

Lindsey Smith

14

HURRICANE JACK

56.5kg

–

TBA

Neville Parnham

15

GEIGER GEM

56.5kg

66

Jarrad Noske

Lou Luciani

16

FINAL SALUTE

56.5kg

62

TBA

Grant & Alana Williams

17

PERSIAN PRINCESS

54.5kg

58

TBA

Alan Mathews

18

STORM DANCER

56.5kg

62

TBA

John Lugg

19

SLICK MOVER

56.5kg

61

TBA

Brian Kersley

20

RAGAZZO D’ORO

56.5kg

–

TBA

David Harrison

21

DRIVIN’ ME WILD

56.5kg

–

TBA

Ken Adams

22

YEAH DARDY

56.5kg

–

TBA

Justine Erkelens

23

MYCROFT

56.5kg

–

TBA

Duane Kitchingman

WA Guineas History

The inaugural winner of the WA Guineas was Footmark in 1937. The event originated as a principal race of eight furlongs and remained the same until 1972 when the distance was converted to 1600m. The race reached Group 3 status in 1979 and then became a Group 2 event only two years later in 1981.

In 2003 the WA Guineas was held at Belmont Park Racecourse, which is the other major track in Perth.